10:30 - 02 March 2005

Residents are set to start a campaign against the possible siting of a mobile phone mast in Stroud.

An application from phone company Hutchison 3G for a 15-metre device at the Prince of Wales pub, in Cashes Green, has been received by Stroud District Council. Despite claims from the company that the mast would operate within recommended health guidelines, residents gathered at a meeting of Cainscross Parish Council and claimed possible health implications made the site unsuitable.

And councillors agreed, voting to oppose the application.

Julia Currie, owner of nearby Croft Farm, was among those who attended the meeting.

She said: "I find it quite amazing. They have the audacity to say we'll have a mast there despite all the public feeling. My own view is that it is near enough to make me feel uncomfortable as a citizen. I'm not happy with the pub site at all."

Coun Darren Jones urged anyone interested in opposing the mast to unite in protest and seek more information about the plan.

From Mast Network

Mar 2 2005

PLANNING permission for the "third generation" mast was granted to communications firm Hutchison in December by Wealden District Council.

Two weeks ago word of the scheme spread and villagers rallied to halt the project over fears of safety.

On Monday Simon Waters, joint owner of Mid Sussex Timber, disclosed that his company was pulling out but denied he was caving in to public pressure.

He said: "I did say to 3G you've got to convince the village what you are doing is safe and so far no one has been convinced.

"I've been amazed by the strength of feeling about this. I have to say it was a pretty impressive turnout on Friday.

"It has never been the intention to put the health and welfare of the population of Forest Row under any risk perceived or otherwise.

"We have listened to what people have said and I told them then that I wanted a few days to think it over.

"My wife and I spoke to a number of people over the weekend and it became clear to us both that opposition for this project was endemic."

Although no contract had been signed Mr Waters said his firm would have received about £6,000 a year from the agreement.

He added: "The financial consideration is not the be-all-andend-all. "We are part of the community and we want to get on with the community. I think we would have lost the goodwill."

The news has halted plans for another protest due to be held again this Friday.

Organiser Paula Simonis said: "I'm over the moon, overwhelmed.

"I'm very grateful to Mr Waters. Good for him. I don't think he's caved in. I think he's done it with dignity. I truly believe he was not aware of the feelings. Now he's aware of them he's man enough to say he won't put the mast on his land."

But the step has angered Hutchison 3G.

Community affairs manager Mike Davies said: "We are disappointed that Mid Sussex Timber have withdrawn.

"The site was gained democratically, with full planning consent, but mob rule seems to have prevailed in Forest Row.

"Mid Sussex Timber has bowed to pressure which is unfounded and unwarranted. It is the most appropriate site in Forest Row.

"If people are not prepared to understand the reputable science and make their judgments on hearsay and mass conjecture then there's no way you can convince anybody. The science is very strong and valid."

Mr Davies insisted H3G would press on with plans for a mast in the village, adding: "We will be looking at other sites in the area including a network in Forest Row. We are looking at lampposts on the highway. We haven't got any locations yet but that is the scenario that could happen."


From Mast Network

Local authority representatives yesterday condemned police for arresting the mayor and the head of a local council in western Athens after they oversaw the removal of an allegedly illegal mobile telephony mast in the area.

Kamatero Mayor Nikolaos Stenos and the president of the municipal council, Nikitas Kamarinopoulos, were taken into police custody on Sunday afternoon and released yesterday morning.

A statement from the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDKE) said the two men were arrested after the council decided to disconnect the mast that, officials say, was unlawfully drawing power from the electricity grid and was illegally erected on a four-story building which was being constructed near three schools. Stenos and Kamarinopoulos accompanied municipal engineers to the site on Sunday to take the mast down.

KEDKE said it would ask for a meeting with the government to discuss a framework for the safe installation of similar masts in the future.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_01/03/2005_53534


Informant: Sylvie

Microwave Hearing - abstracts, references
http://members.aol.com/phikent/orbit/new174.htm


Informant: STEAVE


MICROWAVE HEARING - YEAR 1980 : ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS "DECT" ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ARMS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/226533/

http://www.wakefieldtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=706&ArticleID=944246


Informant: David Baron

From Mast Network

Send an email with your opinion about this case to:

St Augustine of Hippo
Edgbaston, Birmingham
http://www.findachurch.co.uk/cgi-bin/churchemail.cgi?churchid=sp08/staugustine


Feb 28 2005

A Birmingham vicar who claims that cash secured from a plan to install a mobile phone mast in his church spire would be a "gift from God" has sparked fury among residents.

The Rev Matthew Tomlinson, left, the vicar at St Augustine's Church in Edgbaston, has angered residents by dismissing health concerns associated with phone masts.

He rejected city council rules that his Grade II listed building would need planning consent for the mast, which could bring in about £5,000 a year in rent for the church.

The Anglican church, which is situated in a conservation area on Lyttelton Road, has been identified by agents acting for the Archbishop's Council as a suitable location for a lucrative phone mast.

The Parochial Church Council, which runs the church, has agreed for the building to house a phone mast. However, residents said they opposed the plan.

Doreen Whitehouse, who lives in nearby Melville Road, said: "These mobile phone companies say that the masts are not bad for your health, but I am not convinced. I can see the spire of the church from my window and I am very opposed to this plan."

Rev Tomlinson said: "We are exempt from planning permission because the building is owned by the Church of England. It just needs the permission of the chancellor of the diocese."

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningmail/news/tm_objectid=15240920%26method=full%26siteid=50002%26headline=fury%2das%2dvicar%2dclaims%2dmast%2d%2da%2dgift%2dfrom%2dgod%2d-name_page.html#top


Informant: Sylvie


Church 'gift from God' fury at mast

Feb 28 2005

By Neil Connor, Birmingham Post

A vicar who claims that cash secured from a plan to install a mobile phone mast in his church spire would be a "gift from God" has sparked fury among residents.

The Rev Matthew Tomlinson, the vicar at St Augustine's Church in Edgbaston, has angered residents by dismissing health concerns associated with phone masts.

He rejected city council rules that his Grade II listed building would need planning consent for the mast, which could bring in about £5,000 a year in rent for the church.

The Anglican church, which is situated in a conservation area on Lyttelton Road, has been identified by agents acting for the Archbishop's Council as a suitable location for a lucrative phone mast.

The Parochial Church Council, which runs the church, has agreed for the building to house a phone mast. However, residents said they opposed the plan.

Doreen Whitehouse, who lives in nearby Melville Road, said: "These mobile phone companies say that the masts are not bad for your health, but I am not convinced.

"I can see the spire of the church from my window and I am very opposed to this plan."

A city council spokeswoman confirmed that planning permission would be required if the project was to be given the go-ahead as the building is listed and is situated in a conservation area.

But Rev Tomlinson said: "We are exempt from planning permission because the building is owned by the Church of England. It just needs the permission of the chancellor of the diocese.

"The mast would be in the cone of the spire. We have been approached by an intermediary company working on behalf of the Archbishop's Council.

"They have identified this church as a site that would be appropriate for a mobile phone company. And this church has said that we would be happy for such a plan.

"At the moment there has been no mobile telephone company that has approached us. But if we did receive a rent we would recognise that as a gift from God to help us carry out the mission of the church."

Rev Tomlinson said consulting with residents would be the responsibility of the "intermediary company".

He dismissed health worries, saying: "There are not any health concerns from masts that are not already present with numerous appliances and communications that are already in existence, such as microwaves."

Coun Deirdre Alden (Con Edgbaston) said: "I really do think there are too many phone masts going up. They seem to be everywhere and something needs to be done about them."

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/post/tm_objectid=15240619%26method=full%26siteid=50002%26headline=church--gift-from-god--fury-at-mast-name_page.html



I find it disconcerting that vicars can please themselves if they want a mast on their church or not. I can remember that when we had the seminar at the house of commons in '99 there was a church of england representative who said that he would be recommending that churches should not be used for the siting of masts. I wonder what happened to that resolve. Maybe its time for an all out attack on the ruling bodies of the C of E. The congregation numbers are already down so I wonder how they would feel if we made an issue to churchgoers to boycott any church that had a mast on it?

sueferg



Sue,

The vicar can recommend approval but does not have the final say - that rests with the Chancellor of the Diocese and it is up to members of the public to represent their opposition to this individual and, just to make sure they're heard, the bishop himself.

It's a shame that so-called 'men of God' show themselves just as corruptible as their lay brethren who see nothing but the 'pound signs' - and eschew the concerns of all those who have the temerity to complain. So the Reverend Matthew Tomlinson has described the rent income as 'a gift from God'. A gift from the devil would be a more appropriate description in the circumstances. Let us hope that this fool has good reason to regret his un-Christian action. I have no such qualms.

David B



Another Church Mast

We live in a small town call Longridge in Lancashire. We have been campaigning since October 2004 to prevent our local Church from having a mast installed inside the church tower. It will be a new 2 G and 3G mast sharing system where up to 5 operators will be able transmitt etc from the one mast. We failed to get it refused by the planning committee because as it will be hidden there will be no loss of visual amenity and health issues can no longer be used as material planning objections. We have managed to get a stay of execution as we put it because of gods little creatures Bats in the belfry. They have to wait until April before they can conduct a survey to check our claims of bat roosts but time is now running out as we go into March. We have managed to get frequent articles in our local paper to try to keep pressure up in the local community and of course to the church and have been conducting a paper exersise with the Chancellor who is not prepared to listen to a single written word. We are presently composing a letter to all the members of the PCC and Church school governers. We live in the shadow of the church tower about 100 meters away and our son goes to the Church Primary school. If anyone has any ideas on what we can do next please let us have them. It would appear that the people left in the congregation are all supporters of the Vicar and the mast but very few actually live as close as we do as they have to drive to Church. The Vicar is not to worried about that as he is looking forward to his pot of money. Our local MP Nigel Evans has payed us lip service as when it means going against the Church he is not to keen, we have not heard from him since the beginning of December.

Debby and Karl



If it's any use, I had this letter published in the Church of England newspaper:
http://www.tetrawatch.net/papers/cofe_newspaper.pdf

Andy



Debby and Karl,

Welcome. I note your remark to Sue about having only 28 days to make representation to the Chancellor but would suggest this timescale to be superfluous if he is so hell-bent on agreeing to the mast.

Characteristically, the local authority gave in very easily; it might well be that visual intrusion does not apply but there will most certainly be a loss of amenity. Moreover, it is manifestly not true to say that health concerns no longer constitute a material planning consideration. You say that up to five operators will be able to transmit from the same mast. Remember that consent given to the principal operator is not transferable - each code operator will require separate consent.

Herewith an an e-mail from Grahame Blackwell that has a direct relevance to your particular case; indeed, it could have been written in respect of your own vicar. Of particular importance is Grahame's attachment.

I suspect that you have already lobbied the bishop - perhaps it is now time to send this to him (covered by the text below).

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/five_mast_studies.doc

Omega see also under:
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html

Regards.

David Baron



I have just read, with some distaste, your story (sent to me by a friend) of the vicar who considers that a phone mast in his church spire would be "a gift from God."

The Rev Matthew Tomlinson appears indifferent to the well-founded and legitimate concerns of his 'flock' who live around the church. In this respect he surely disqualifies himself for the post he holds.

For your information I am attaching to this email a document detailing FIVE scientific studies of health effects of mobile phone masts. To the best of my knowledge they are the only such studies. Without exception they ALL show ill-health effects on people close to masts. I would challenge the Rev Tomlinson to find ONE study on mast effects that does NOT show such ill-health consequences.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/five_mast_studies.doc

Omega see also under:
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html

Regrettably it seems that Rev Tomlinson and his superiors have their eyes on the cash rather than their mission. The Bible tells of only one time that Jesus showed anger - that was when he chased the profiteering traders out of the temple. Do these church officials really believe in their own message? Does God really need the money from firms who flout planning law and ride roughshod over local communities to keep His work on earth going?

Rev Tomlinson seems as ill-informed about Divine Providence as he clearly is about phone mast health research. Perhaps the solution to the perceived financial problem lies not in harbouring a potential health hazard but rather in restricting the ecclesiastical payroll to those who practise what they preach.

Sincerely

(Dr) Grahame Blackwell



The vicar of our local church did her level best to keep meetings about the proposed mast secret and it fell to an adjacent householder to put up a large notice on her gate telling people to write to the diocese. We found all the church-related people to be distinctly unpleasant, some of them downright hostile and it has caused a permanent schism in the road. So much for Christian brother/sisterhood. They definitely couldn't see further than the £ signs.

Another Oxford church has just had a mast refused because its spire made it a listed building. It's worth pursueing every avenue. We found the local newspaper happy to take up the moral argument and publicise our case. Good luck.



Debby & Carl
Your vicar obviously dismisses the warnings from eminent scientists around the world - and even our own Govenment's adviser on the subject. I would challenge him on whether he has looked into the facts or has he just taken the word of the phone company. Give them facts and put them on notice. They cannot then say that they did not know. Is he aware that many insurance companies are not prepared to cover any ill health or loss of property value in the event of future claims. Have they checked their own insurance? Landowners are risking losing everything when a firm link is established (which will be sooner rather than later!)

Perhaps it should be suggested that this is the right time of year for the temptation??? Will they be found wanting??

Sylvia


From Mast Network



Cell towers now hide in plain sight
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/558733/

Hidden Church masts
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/495328/

Masts on Churches
http://www.mastsanity.org/actions/church.htm

Mobile Phone Masts Go Undercover
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1235373,00.html

Concern over church phone masts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1972913.stm

MOBILE PHONE MASTS IN CHURCH SPIRES AND TOWERS
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/masts.htm

Anger at church phone mast disguised by cross
http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=15139848&method=full&siteid=50020&headline=anger-at-church-phone-mast-disguised-by-cross-name_page.ht

Concern over church phone masts
http://groups.msn.com/Resolve/phonemasts.msnw

Churches and Cell Towers
http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/churches.htm

Cellular Phone: Phone Masts in Church Spires
http://www.feb.se/EMFguru/CellPhone/cell-church.html

See further under: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=Church+Phone+Masts&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/the_voice_of_the_people_of_the_uk.htm
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/internat/aarhus/index.htm


Hi Jenny,

My notes on Aarhus say that it entails public participation on environmental matters (and maybe we have to register??) We were urged to get involved and make our presence felt. It becomes live in June 2005.

Then I had a note about article 10a decision making. A citizen is entitled to proceedural and substance?? I got lost, too!

Thank you for putting out 'The Voice of the People' letter because that IS FOR THE PEOPLE and that is why I did it, so that as many as possible could have their say if they wanted to. I do hope other members will distribute it FOR THE PEOPLE.

Sandi



THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UK

redsunset37@aol.com

This letter has been designed so that your views can be submitted to government, to be seen and taken into account.

It can be sent to any or all of:

10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, or to MPs in the House of Commons, whichever you prefer.

Please cross out any sections with which you do not agree. Make a personal comment if you wish.


Tony Blair
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA

The Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS

ODPM
26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2WH

House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA


I/we, as law abiding citizen(s) of the UK, put you on notice that we are aware that links between mobile phones and phone mast installations are now established to have potential adverse effects on health, amenity, devaluation of property and possibly other unspecified but quantifiable effects.

There is now a great weight of worldwide research and evidence proving risk and therefore we wish to condemn those Government members responsible for withholding the truth from us and for making decisions leading to and sustaining the unjustified and biased situations stated below.

* Allowing and facilitating mobile phone companies to continue to misinform the general public, by omission of valid science and reliable information; by turning a blind eye to their factually incorrect statements on the safety of masts; and the failure to recall products, as would be the case with carcinogens in additives in food.

* The manipulation of guidelines for safety i.e. NRPB and ICNIRP guidelines, and encouragement of the omission of the relevance of biological effects which have been totally ignored by UK government bodies.

* Gross misinformation, by omission, of peer-reviewed science abroad, and in this country, and other factors relevant to this issue.

* The manipulation of planning laws to fast track these mast applications.

* The exclusion of the right to object on the grounds of ‘health and perceptions of fear for health' in all mast planning processes.

* The denial of our fundamental human rights, in particular the right to health, in all mast planning processes.

* The total disregard for the health and safety of UK citizens.

* Failure to implement recommendations of the Stewart Report

* Failure to address the issues of TETRA, particularly as Stewart stated that this is outside his remit.

The Stewart report did not cover Tetra in their remit, but they bravely concluded that, “…modulation around 16 Hz should be avoided, if possible, in future developments.”

Later, when giving evidence to the 10th parliamentary committee of the DTI, when asked if the amplitude modulation around 16 Hertz was the most critical area, which posed the highest risk, Sir William Stewart felt it, “...was an area that should be avoided…” and then went on to describe Tetra as a hazard! The conclusion of that committee was, “…we are very disturbed that there seems to have been no examination of the evidence on potentially adverse health effects, before bringing it into service...”

The Stewart report, in the opinion of Mast Sanity, is not an acceptable position to evaluate the safe siting of any mobile phone or Tetra base station but the Government and the operators constantly use it in their arguments, except in this instance.

If they are going to insist on accepting the conclusions of the Stewart report as the correct position, then they should accept Stewart’s position of Tetra as well.

The Stewart report is still used as a base position for the Government and the authorities and therefore it should be used equally as a base position for Tetra.

* Failure to acknowledge anecdotal evidence of ill health around mast sites across the UK , and especially around 3G and TETRA masts, transmissions from which are untested on humans. Failure to act on cancer clusters around other masts.

* Failure to notify doctors, dentists and medical staff that some members of the community might suffer adverse effects from microwave technology, with the result that many people have been unfairly treated or ignored.

* Failure to provide a mechanism for compensation for those who suffer devaluation of house prices due to the presence of masts, while government coffers fill and phone company profits rise.


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I/we feel very strongly about the issues not deleted from the above list and wish to see changes set in motion for rectification. In the General Election, your actions taken or not taken will influence my/our vote.



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Dear All, I received this email from a chap I met at the Dorset Forum. I told him about Sandi's 'Voice of the People' document. He said he'd like to sign it and so I emailed it to him. I've also sent it to others, so hopefully Sandi, Blair & Co will get flooded. Has anyone else done it? Would be good to know that it's getting some support.

Anyway, I put this email out because he mentions the Aarhus convention. Must look it up on the website, as I can't remember what it's all about. He hints that we should get something out in the media about it ..... I think the Karen he refers to is the lady who organised the event - but might be wrong. Jenny


Hi Jenny,

I was very glad to meet you at Gillingham. Karen thinks it perhaps marks a turning point and I hope she is right.

Thanks for the document. In fact it was better to send it as an email rather than an attachment as there is less chance that it may contain a virus so more people are likely to open it, then its a simple task to cut and paste into a word document.

That said, I've sent off mine to the PM and Dep PM.

The Aarhus convention bears looking at and you can find it easily on the web. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/internat/ for one though strangely the summary of implementation measures fails to download...It comes into force on May 23rd. Perhaps that date should be marked in some way in the media?

You may be unaware that OFCOM treat each mobile carrier's application individually i.e. with no reference to what or how many other transmitters (or carriers) might be co-located on a particular structure. Neither do they ask how many transmitters will be mounted in each license application. As I understand it from OFCOM, they issue licenses on a per transmitter basis. Each of the long tri-sector array mast segments may contain many transmitters. The result is that OFCOM, who issue licenses on behalf of the UK Government have no idea how much power, pulsed or otherwise is being radiated into the environment from the tower at the bottom of the garden !

They refer to NRPB who in turn refer to the Health & Safety At Work Act. .....

Kind regards

Roger



I have attached the compliance summary for those that failed to download it:
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/compliance_summary.pdf

Best regards

Phil Watts

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Before the election I wrote 'The Voice of the People of the UK' letter, based on all the things that people on the Advice Line and in emails complained about, because they did not feel they had a 'voice,' or anyone or anywhere to turn to except organisations like us. This is not a Mast Sanity letter but my personal contribution to enable the people of the UK to have a 'voice.'

Since the election there is more concern, anger, fear, and frustration, coming across in conversations, emails, and media articles. The people of the UK need a 'voice' again, so I am sending it out again. It will also help any efforts to get changes in planning law etc. if the Government realises that there is a big 'voice of the people' so please try to circulate this to one and all to be sent to government departments.

Tertrawatch have now kindly put this letter on their website, so you can download it from the link below. http://www.tetrawatch.net/action/

Sandi

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19/06/2005 10:32:42 GMT Standard Time

Hi Sandi

I have made about 500 copies of your leaflet over the last few months and posted some through hundreds of letterboxes around areas in Brighton threatened with 3G masts. Many thanks.

Gary

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You are an absolute gem, Gary, and we value your help. We need more people like you to help us - or even lots and lots of people doing a little!

Some people in Norfolk are currently distributing widely and it is going out to many other areas. At least they can have their say! The more the merrier, as it will make Government realise the state of play in communities, and they need to know!

Sandi


From Mast Network

http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/schools.htm

No it was not in Paris but Saint Cyr l'Ecole

I would like to comment about what has been written in the Canadian website: http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/schools.htm

EUROPE / INTERNATIONAL - WON THE FIGHT

PARIS FRANCE

Bizet School Antenna Removed

CANCER CASES CAUSE ORANGE TO SUSPEND
PHONE MAST OPERATION AT A PARIS SCHOOL

March 2003

http://www.mayeticvillage.fr/QuickPlace/antennes-relais/Main.nsf
http://www.mayeticvillage.fr

I would like to translate about what has been written in the Canadian website http://members.aol.com/gotemf/emf/schools.htm

"twice more cancers"

"four times more cancers of the nervous central system"



No. 32 - Electromagnetic fields

People are exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) everyday, in many different ways. The appliances in the kitchens, computer screens in the office, the security systems at shops and airports, the networks of power transmission lines, and radio and TV stations all ensure that exposure to EMF cannot be avoided completely.

There is often significant public concern, and in some cases anxiety, over some sources of EMF, especially electricity transmission lines and mobile phone base station towers. These concerns are having a direct impact on public health policy in many countries.

http://www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/who/progs/hoh/publications/20020429_3#Electromagnetic


Informant: sylvie



Cell Towers and Health Risks to School Children
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/355820/

NRPB 2004 Mobile Phones and Health
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/468567/

Mobile Phones and Health - Get off that mobile, expert tells children
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/465579/

Mobile Phone Company advises Industry not to target Children for Cell Phone Sales
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/433815/

I had the following letter published in todays (Sussex wide) Argus newspaper.

Regards
Gary
Brighton


In your Anger as phone firm earmarks sites for masts article (Argus Feb 16), Jonathan Walton of Marconi, representing T-Mobile, was quoted as saying "Our (3G mobile mast) network is a low power radio system with signal strengths similar to and often lower than those we experience in our homes every day from broadcast radio and television and other sources".

In reality, people living near 3G masts experience up to six volts per metre (vpm), which none of us ever had from TV or radio. Moreover, we have it at bedroom height and sleep with it.

At 3,300 vpm (volts per metre) for microwave radiation, the UK has the highest emissions limits in the world whilst the Salzburg Resolution (2002: 19 scientists, 9 countries) set 00.1vpm as the uppermost limit after Dutch studies showed adverse health effects at 0.2 vpm.

ICNIRP (International Commission on Non Ionising Radiation Protection) gives 450 vpm as the safety limit, though massively escalating evidence worldwide on the effects of phone masts means that, for example, Italy now has 16 vpm, Poland 10, Switzerland 6 and Russia 2.

In his new comprehensive study on mobile technology in the UK, Barry Trower, author of a recent report on the new Tetra emergency services communications system, writes:

"There is a plethora of extensive, well researched documents highlighting illnesses caused by microwave sickness around the world.

These papers (in their thousands) highlight the illnesses caused by low level (below thermal) microwaves as arrhythmia, heart attack, cell death, diseases of the blood, interference to bone marrow, brain tumours, DNA damage, altered calcium level in cells, reduction in night-time melatonin, suppression of the immune system, arthritis, rheumatism, skin problems, lymphatic diseases, vaginal discharge, vascular system disease, tinnitus, leukaemia, childhood cancer..(etc)."

TV and FM radio are recorded as affecting people and animals living nearby, and one Swedish study clearly correlates FM radio with malignant melanoma.

And then along come mobile phones on top. We have five operators with 2G plus TETRA. Now we have five operators with 3G as well.

The signal is more continuous and masts emit more radiation when not in demand than 2G masts, which, along with widespread reports of nausea and skin problems in people immediately after 3G mast activation is why Trower writes "The new breed of 3G masts appears to be particularly alarming".

Add to this the increase in digital cordless phones and the situation is very far removed from the age of TV and radio.

From Mast Network

Many parents over the last five years have withdrawn their kids from schools over existing and proposed masts on schools. Some have been effective, some have not. The problem I see is that under the new legislations if parents keep their kids from school THEY will get fined as the kids will be defined as truant! If the school has not yet signed an contract then pressure on the board of governors is worth it but once a contract is signed then how does the school, because of its ignorance, get out of it??

sueferg.

From Mast Network